Nath0leon Ballot for 2025 Week 8
Ballot Type: Computer
Submitted: Oct. 13, 2025, 10:05 a.m.
Overall Rationale: I used a metric I created to assess the quality of each win or loss, assigning points based on opponent strength (FPI), margin, adjusted margin (Bill Connelly’s Post Game Win Expectancy), and home/away with bonus points for a win. This week, the composite ranking is 55% strength (FPI) and 45% resume (Quality Score)
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
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| 2 |
Indiana Hoosiers
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| 3 |
Miami Hurricanes
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| 4 |
Texas Tech Red Raiders
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| 5 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
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#4 FPI, #7 resume. Overly penalized by humans for 2 close losses to elite teams |
| 6 |
Georgia Bulldogs
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| 7 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
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| 8 |
Texas A&M Aggies
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| 9 |
Oregon Ducks
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| 10 |
Texas Longhorns
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#17 resume but #7 FPI brings it up several ranks |
| 11 |
USC Trojans
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#9 FPI and #14 resume, should have been higher all season |
| 12 |
Vanderbilt Commodores
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| 13 |
Utah Utes
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| 14 |
Missouri Tigers
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| 15 |
Ole Miss Rebels
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#12 FPI and #18 resume. No clue why human voters are so high on a team whose best win is at home against Tulane. Bad win against Wazzu is effectively the same Quality Score as a loss. |
| 16 |
Oklahoma Sooners
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| 17 |
LSU Tigers
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| 18 |
Tennessee Volunteers
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| 19 |
BYU Cougars
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| 20 |
Michigan Wolverines
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| 21 |
Washington Huskies
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| 22 |
Memphis Tigers
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| 23 |
Illinois Fighting Illini
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| 24 |
Iowa Hawkeyes
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| 25 |
Nebraska Cornhuskers
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Teams Ranked:
| Rank | Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
|
0.03 |
| 2 |
Indiana Hoosiers
|
0.00 |
| 3 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
0.00 |
| 4 |
Texas Tech Red Raiders
|
0.14 |
| 5 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
1.75 |
| 6 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
0.65 |
| 7 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
|
0.00 |
| 8 |
Texas A&M Aggies
|
-1.20 |
| 9 |
Oregon Ducks
|
0.00 |
| 10 |
Texas Longhorns
|
3.12 |
| 11 |
USC Trojans
|
1.07 |
| 12 |
Vanderbilt Commodores
|
0.94 |
| 13 |
Utah Utes
|
0.80 |
| 14 |
Missouri Tigers
|
0.00 |
| 15 |
Ole Miss Rebels
|
-4.20 |
| 16 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
0.00 |
| 17 |
LSU Tigers
|
-0.10 |
| 18 |
Tennessee Volunteers
|
-0.31 |
| 19 |
BYU Cougars
|
-0.51 |
| 20 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
4.82 |
| 21 |
Washington Huskies
|
0.00 |
| 22 |
Memphis Tigers
|
0.00 |
| 23 |
Illinois Fighting Illini
|
0.00 |
| 24 |
Iowa Hawkeyes
|
1.16 |
| 25 |
Nebraska Cornhuskers
|
0.00 |
Omissions:
| Team | Unusualness |
|---|---|
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
|
2.97 |
Virginia Cavaliers
|
1.02 |
USF Bulls
|
0.76 |
Cincinnati Bearcats
|
0.33 |
Total Score: 25.86